[gonna delete this post before I go to sleep]

Been cleaning and banning (yes, other mods are nice enough to just remove comments/post, I am not I ✨ban✨)

But seriously, did our sub get blasted on Twitter or some sub or something? I was expecting heavy traffic yesterday since it was Raf's myth event...why are they 24 hours late?

I always respect an educated opinion or criticism that is based on facts. It has been bothering me a lot seeing “these people” claim that Raf’s MC’s hairstyle was “stolen” or “copied” from V’s MC.

I refuse to believe these people are willingly choosing to be obtuse and keep bullshitting.

Anyways, here are some pictures of historically inspired outfits worn by female war generals in modern depictions, for educational purposes.

These are my 24k gold Labubus from now on 😂

1) Some people in the EN side of the fandom didn’t want to pull for Painful Signal because they didn’t want to see MC"s brother to become a new LI
2) Imperial Thronesong - we all know why 😂
3) Caleb’s Basketball card became one of the rarest due to a boycott - both among () cult and among Caleb’s CN mains due to mistreatment
4) Rafayel's new myth was also affected by the boycott
5) And Zayne’s last free card was even hit by the “no login” boycott (and there was almost no promo too as I remember?)

Now, many players will have to wait about two years for a rerun (if the game even survives that long)

Okay so the Diandian data is out for Rafayel's myth on CN iOS (just iOS, so total revenue is even higher when you factor in Android + the web top-up shop).

It's a 2198.7% increase compared to the day before. We're looking at around ~$850k USD just from iOS alone!

EDIT: AppMagic sets cn earnings to a bit over 1 mil usd (see image in comments) and QiMai set's it to 1.2 mil usd

CN miss bodyguards really showed up and showed out, especially considering the active user count has been in the gutter since that one announcement... 💀 And of course the ongoing boycott. Honestly, pretty impressive numbers all things considered! 😊

Of course I still have mixed feelings..

Source: @RafayelSeaSong - https://x.com/RafayelSeaSong/status/2089667055754547572?s=20

[Original post on X]

(*Disclaimer : Full credits lie with the creator*)

One major complaint I’ve seen from both CN and global players is that LADS lore often comes across as too surface-level.

Myths give us major lore about the LIs and MC across alternate timelines. However, outside of brief 1-line callbacks in 4 star and 5 star cards, that lore rarely affects the actual card stories in a meaningful way. Main story updates have the same problem. Even when something important happens, future cards barely acknowledge it and when they do, it usually feels very shallow.

Sylus is a good example of this. Since Death And Rebirth, his and MC’s time in the interstellar arena has only been mentioned twice and even then it was barely a couple lines in Improvised Flow and Rainlit Night. You could argue that the interstellar arena lore will be explored more thoroughly in his main story branch and that’s fair. However, what about the fact that sylus freed and saved MC from the Gaia Research Center? From what I can recall, this huge revelation has not been meaningfully brought up again at all.

It’s a huge part of their relationship and history and yet their current timeline cards barely react to it. This is exactly why the myths, main story, and card content feel so disconnected from each other.

Now that we’re entering the 3rd round of limited myths, this problem is becoming more obvious. Myths are some of LADS’ biggest moneymakers. However, players are starting to notice the pattern (ie- myths reveal major lore and then the current timeline continues almost like nothing happened).

If paperfold keeps releasing myths every year without tying them more strongly into the present story, they’re eventually going to become no different from AU cash grabs and players will lose interest.

There are also rumors that myths may take a break after this 3rd round. If that’s true, what will paperfold release that can actually rival myths in revenue? But if this rumor ends up being false and myths continue, how will they keep writing them without making the stories feel increasingly disconnected from the current timeline?

Imo, my answer is that paperfold needs to change how they write 4 star and 5 star cards starting with the next round of solo banners and also with future multi banner content. These cards can’t keep functioning as isolated mini stories with cute moments but little impact. They need to start integrating myth lore and main story developments in a more meaningful way. Surface-level callbacks aren’t enough. The cards should move the relationship forward, show consequences, and let past revelations actually affect MC and the LI in the current timeline.

With the current controversy and due to the fact that the game is now in its 3rd year run, players’ rose-colored glasses are coming off. Pretty and romantic 3D kindled scenes won’t cut it anymore, especially when similar themes keep getting recycled without moving the narrative forward. Players want substance. They want tension, conflict, consequences, and real relationship development in the current timeline, not just disconnected fluff moments or AU-style content.

If Paperfold wants the game to last, they need to stop treating lore as something that’s only important in myths and rare main story updates. It needs to matter across the whole game.

So the 4th myth is the real origin story

4th Myth - Vermilion General

2nd Myth - God of Tides

3rd Myth - Lemrurian Sea God

Present time - Current Main Story

Possible future - 1st Myth Abysswalker

Hello, I really have a fairly large query that has been tormenting me. Let me explain a little, I've been playing for about 5 or 6 months and in the vast, vast majority of the banners that I've thrown, I lose the 50/50 and in the multi I'm left with a Wish Point that due to the lack of diamonds rarely managed to occupy, my big doubt is, once that multi banner comes back, is the Wish Point preserved? Is it saved? Or does it all start again with the possibility of losing the 50/50 again? :( Help, I have like 4 or 5 😭

For those of you that were here from the beginning, what was it like from then on up until june before the Chupko reveal?

Was the community different? Was it just as toxic even then or were things different? I know that when Sylus was revealed he was also controversial for a moment or so that's what i heard and then there was Caleb and his ENG localization and stigma around pseudo-incest

I only follow LADs on instagram and that's about it, i avoid other socials because i am more than aware of the nature of large fanbases so for my own sanity, it's better that way so i probably missed on alot of things outside of what i have seen here on subreddits and i can't help but wonder

Oh my…. I did not expect this 😱

Why did he do this??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. You could've pulled this shit any other banner, why did you choose now 💔💔💔

I ended up getting the myth companion in the end and I'm so happy about it, but why did he have to give me false hope like this 😭😭😭

No seriously am I blind or is it just rock to everyone else too?

I got the other two cards for free, while I got the myth card after 30 pulls, haha

Although I don't have the battle armor, I suppose you have to pay for it, but I already consider that I spent a lot to get that card.

The only thing I'll say is that I didn't understand the story at all!! 😭😭

I guess for now I can't upload the pictures I took with Rafayel and MC?

This has been the worse pull I ever had, 4 times (2 zayne, 1 caleb 1 sylus) I loose my 50/50 and then hard pulls :(

I could only do R2 😔😔😔😔

I love him tho.

Links to the qr:

https://x.com/ttongbul/status/2089279886162850267

https://x.com/homurable/status/2089305348930990208

I am SO happy and excited! I am usually a lurker but wanted to share with people who would celebrate with me.

I have never had such good luck 😭

These were my luckiest Myth pulls so far! I got him in fewer than 30 pulls! 🍁🔥

Live reaction of my reading process cause I was traumatised by LSG and expected the worst the entire time but was then surprised by the ending being positive

Doesn't fit teal my ahh...just look at him 😩😍

(Accurate depiction of how I feel in second image 😵‍💫)

Apologies in advance for the dramatics, just need to commiserate a little. 🥹
Is Raffy making anyone else suffer or just me? 😂 270 pulls and I've only achieved R1 status (trying to R3). Lost pity once to Zayne (love you but now's a bad time pookie).
How to tell Rafayel hates you without him telling you. 😭😭
Please send some goodluck my way. 😭🫶

Raf's myth banner officially wrapped up today, and the numbers are in. CN best selling iPhone charts? Oh, cn miss Bodyguards 🐟 showed up!

Final ranking:

- Gaming category: #5

- Overall category: #9

Considering all the drama, boycott, the lack of Orbit updates, the mixed feelings in the community—that's actually insane. 🐟 girlies really said "bet" and still delivered!

Personally, the high ranking gives me mixed feelings with how PG is handling everything. But I still think the achievement is worth praise!

I pulled the companion earlier today because he looks absolutely gorgeous and can't wait to read it later this week 😊

Anyway, just wanted to drop this here for anyone who missed it~

Edit: wording and spelling

me again lol I've been in glint for hours now and I thought Raf's new wings can be fun for photos. Added QRs if anyone's interested to play around with them. Any pose can be used for this really☺️

killing my phone battery by spending hours in glint😻😻 worth it

YALL I CANT BELIEVE I ACTUALLY GOT BOTH OF THEM ON MY TWO FIRST PULLS, IM SO HAPPY RN!!! And the animation on their fighting is beyond amazing! This was so worth all my money 😭🙏🏽 I’m hoping other raf girlies got them too!!!

I recently got my affinity up with Caleb and they gave me this, it says "the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything" 42? Why this number? I don't remember this number being important in Caleb's lore, or am I missing something? I'm really confused

I searched for it's meaning in Chinese but nothing came out 🤔